I started flipping channels after Tiger hit OB on 16, and after he finished the round I switched over to the tennis match for good. I realize that makes me a horrible person but I have come to accept it. At this age I just don't have the time or energy to be a truly great, upstanding fan of golf. I...

Impressive. As much as Doug thinks I murder the ball, I've never eagled a par 5 (other than a scramble where we played all 3 of my shots). I've had 3 1-putt eagles on par 4s though. Someone explain that?

So first time out this month but have my hole if not my shot. Qualifier, short par 5 (460 yards) and good wind behind me, but had my first par 5 eagle. Huge wind aided drive, must have been 280+, 6i to the green that almost hit the flag, sank a putt from 20 feet. Next hole was a short par 3 - 2 fee...

Went to the range today after mowing the grass. Saw a new one today. At the far side of the range (down where I'm at) is a guy hitting balls and SUPER animated. Like a true staton island piece of work as beef would say (wife beater, jeans and a gold chain with a cross). I notice he's videoing his en...

Yeah, I'd read that article. She sounds bitchy. I agree, but I've also met some really classy people on the golf course so I can see where this would pop up. But I cant imagine more than 10% of people being this way. Maybe I just get lucky with who I play with. To be fair I would say the same perce...

At least there is a 2 stroke penalty for adopting this fudged approach. It used to really grind my gears when my buddy, in a casual round, would record "par" after losing his tee shot, dropping, hitting on the green and one putting. I had a buddy who did exactly the same, but TWO putted and still c...

I think a bigger problem is bunkers aren't really hazards any more. I know I don't mind hitting into one, the pros tend to prefer bunkers over deep rough because the rough is less consistent and you have less control. It would be better if bunkers were really less consistent around the course one ro...

Do you feel there is a material difference in the information you gain from walking into the trap and dropping a club in the trap. Yes. Not much, but yes. Dropping a club provides additional information. Not much is right. You can pretty much dance in the bunker and do the Chubby Checker Twist whil...

Guess I am going to play the devil's jerkass advocate here but I don't like this. Soon as you drop an object onto some sand, you learn something about its consistency. :fk So you some how over over the sand while playing from the bunker. Do you feel you will learn anything materially different from...

Also it's good you can let the club touch the sand. I often bring 2 wedges near a bunker then pick one based on how firm the sand is. Now I can bring both in and just drop one in the bunker until I'm done instead of walking in the bunker realizing I have the wrong wedge walking back out and changing...

I think you are right. http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/major-changes/new-procedure-for-dropping-a-ball.html Given the intent of the change is to prevent the ball from coming to rest outside of the drop area I would think dropping from above knee height in ord...

We got 1-3" depending where you live in the area last night. No one was really expecting it so they shut down some frozen bridges this morning. Took me more than 2x my normal time to get to work this morning.

There's also the new drop procedure, from knee height. :fuckall Pussification of the world. :nope I think the new drop can actually prove the opposite. After two shitty drops you get to place it anyway. At least this way there's a better chance of the ball settling down instead of bouncing out and ...

hmmm as you all know I'm by no means a grammar wiz. I think we need a ruling from beef. But if you are talking about laying (as in what you do on a bed) I think it differs based on the phrasing of the question. Why this is I don't know (maybe because I'm clueless and doing something wrong). Who do y...

Fish, I believe you have and always have had the option of re-playing any shot with the S&D penalties. Correct, I read it closer and it is 100% an option to drop with 2 strokes if the local rule is in effect. Also the new OB rule will generally let you drop in the nearest part of the FW from where ...

Even more odd. If you still have the option to re-hit, and you get the normal S&D rules (hitting 3 from the tee). What happens when you declare the shot a provisional. Hit that one OB too, can you then say "oh look my 1st ball really was OB I'm going to take a 2 shot penalty from here guys and disre...

If a course decides to implement this rule will re-hitting still be an option? If so are you taking the 2 stroke penalty then electing to re-hit (ie you are hitting 4 off the tee) or is the normal stroke & distance penalties going to apply? If the answer to the above 2 questions are yes, normal s&d ...